The Japanese-American claimed the first set 6-3 with ease after two breaks, but Chardy came back to take the next set 4-6 with heavy forehand ground strokes.

The final set of the two-and-a-half-hour match saw Daniel, who is World No. 114, eventually win 6-4 after holding his serve and going onto break Chardy again.

Daniel will face Tunisian Malek Jaziri now in the final, after the 34-year-old beat Serbian tennis player Laslo Djere in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.

No matter who wins the final, it will be a guaranteed first-time ATP World Tour champion.